High severity · published Nov 7, 2023
CVE-2023-41798
Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File vulnerability in wpWax Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listing.This issue affects…
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File vulnerability in wpWax Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listing.This issue affects Directorist – WordPress Business Directory Plugin with Classified Ads Listings: from n/a through 7.7.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DI
Directorist · Wpwax
through 7.7.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41798
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41798
Third Party Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/directorist/wordpress-directorist-plugin-7-7-0-csv-injection?_s_id=cve
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